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Combined Case Information: 87414
Short Caption:CARDENAS-GARCIA VS. DIST. CT. (DEPT. OF FAMILY SERV.)Court:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - J-22-355107Classification:Original Proceeding - Civil - Mandamus
Disqualifications:Case Status:Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:05/15/2024 at 1:30 PMOral Argument Location:Las Vegas
Submission Date:05/15/2024How Submitted:After Oral Argument

+ Party Information

Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
10/09/2023Filing FeeFiling Fee due for Petition. (SC)
10/09/2023Petition/WritFiled Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)23-32938
10/09/2023AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)23-32939
10/09/2023MotionFiled Petitioner's Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis. (SC)23-32940
10/23/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Petitioner has filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in this matter. The unopposed motion is granted. No filing fee is due in this matter. (SC)23-34371
11/21/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Answer Writ Petition. Answer due: 21 days. Petitioner shall have 14 days from service of the answer to file and serve any reply. (SC)23-37857
12/12/2023MotionFiled Real Party in Interest Motion for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief(SC)23-40336
12/20/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion and to File Document. Real party in interest Z.K.'s motion for an extension of time to file an answer against issuance of the requested writ is granted. Z.K. shall have until January 11, 2024, to file and serve an answer, including authorities, against issuance of the requested writ. Real party in interest Nevada Department of Family Services' (DFS) answer against issuance of the requested writ was due to be filed on or before December 12, 2023. To date, DFS has failed to file its answer or to otherwise communicate with this court. DFS shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve its answer against issuance of the requested writ. If DFS does not intend to file an answer, it shall notify this court in writing within the same time period. Petitioner may file a reply, if deemed necessary, within 14 days from service of the last-filed answer. (SC)23-41286
12/26/2023Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance of Counsel.(Felicia Quinlan for DFS)(SC)23-41801
12/26/2023MotionFiled Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer(SC)23-41805
12/29/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time. The Department shall have until January 11, 2024, to file and serve its answer. (SC)23-42306
01/11/2024Petition/WritFiled Real Party in Interest Answer to Petition for Writ for Extraordinary Relief(SC)24-01205
01/11/2024MotionFiled Real Party in Interest Motion to Seal Appendices. (SC)24-01207
01/11/2024AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest Appendix Vol. I (SC)24-01216
01/12/2024Petition/WritFiled Real Party in Interest Z.K.'s Answering Brief (SC)24-01234
01/12/2024MotionFiled Petitioner's Response to Motion to Seal Appendices.(SC)24-01425
01/16/2024Petition/WritFiled Petitioner's Reply to Answers to Petition for Writ of Mandamus(SC)24-01573
02/12/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion in Part. Real party in interest Z.K. has filed a motion to seal his appendix on the ground that it contains or reflects information and records that are maintained by the Nevada Department of Family Services and declared confidential under Nevada law. The motion also requests that petitioner's already-filed appendix be stricken from the record and refiled under seal. Cause appearing, the motion is granted in part. The clerk of this court shall file Z.K.'s appendix received on January 19, 2024, under seal. The motion is denied to the extent it seeks to have petitioner's appendix stricken from the record and refiled under seal. (SC)24-05073
02/12/2024AppendixFiled (SEALED) Real Party in Interest (Z. K.) Appendix to Answer to Petition for Writ. Vol. 1 (SC)
04/02/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument is scheduled for May 15, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., in Las Vegas. The argument shall be limited to 30 minutes. (SC)24-11671
04/25/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Real Party in Interest State of Nevada Department of Family Services, Notice of Appearance. (Donella Rowe as Counsel for Oral Argument)(SC)24-14505
05/01/2024Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)24-15187
05/15/2024Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before Herndon/Lee/Bell. (SC).
08/22/2024Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Petition denied." Before: Herndon/Lee/Bell. Author: Lee, J. Majority: Herndon/Lee. Bell, J., dissenting. 140 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 52. A24-DH/PL/LB. (SC).24-30041
09/03/2024Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Petitioner's Rule 40A Petition for En Banc Reconsideration (SC)24-31656
09/18/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Answer. Real Parties in Interest Answer to En Ban Reconsideration due: 14 days from the date of this order. (SC)24-34424
10/02/2024Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Real Party in Interest, the Clark County Department of Family Services (State of Nevada) Answer to Rule 40A Petition for En Banc Reconsideration(SC)24-36813
10/02/2024Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Respondent Z.K.'s Answering Brief to Petitioner's Rule 40A Petition For En Banc Reconsideration(SC)24-36875
10/29/2024Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Denying En Banc Reconsideration. En banc reconsideration denied. Cadish, C.J., and Bell, J., dissenting. EN BANC (SC)24-40692
11/19/2024RemittiturIssued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur.(SC)24-43746
11/19/2024Case Status UpdateNotice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.(SC)
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